title: Tumor destruction by intermediate level hyperthermia.
abstract: The tumoricidal effect of hyperthermia was studied in Greene's amelanotic hamster melanoma transplanted into the anterior chamber of rabbit eyes. To achieve optimal depth penetration, hyperthermia was induced with near infrared light of 820-870 nm, during 15 minutes, at a beam diameter of 2.5-6.0 mm resulting in an intermediate level hyperthermia of 45-60 degrees C. At 45 degrees C no tumor destruction occurred, at 50 degrees C the effect varied from no destruction to total thickness tumor destruction. At 55-60 degrees C total tumor destruction with additional lens damage occurred. In comparison photocoagulation with white light revealed only necrosis up to half the tumor thickness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Nuijs-Beems
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Oosterhuis
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Verburg-van der Marel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Wolff-Rouendaal
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: van Delft
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: van Best
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000473:pathology; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D007259:Infrared Rays / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008546:Melanoma, Experimental / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009336:Necrosis; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D011817:Rabbits; D013696:Temperature